#Chapter 65: A Letter

Kaelen POV

I gasped in surprise as Lyra put her arms around me.

I hadn’t expected it. I thought she'd call my bluff, put her hands out and push me away, or pull back in some way. But instead, her big, dark eyes had closed with anticipation.

The soft press of her lips against mine, the warmth of her arms wrapping around me, pulling me closer—it was too much. A mistake.

Gently, and with more relucta